Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 3, Episode 6 - Episode #3.6 - full transcript
There are sheds and there are sheds!
The garages and barns of Britain
are stacked with old possessions.
This is what we've been waiting
for, Si, check it out!
What looks like valueless junk
could be worth a pretty penny.
Thank heavens I got here to save it!
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien reckon
they can fix this redundant rubbish...
...and once restored,
sell for a profit.
That's where the money is!
For Henry and his mechanic...
That's it!
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
Damn!
While Simon and his upcycler
re-purpose the unwanted
into fantastic furniture.
Just brilliant. I love it.
Hey, look, have a wander -
fill your boots!
That is absolutely
stunning what you've done!
Rrrrrrh!
They may have different approaches,
but together they will turn a profit
for the owners.
In total, mate, £1,310 to you!
That's not a bad day out, is it?
Today, the boys are disgusted.
That is bad.
I wouldn't want to put me meat
in there, mate, would you? No.
Gemma's impressed.
Wowzer! That's a wowzer!
And Alicia is undecided.
I didn't know whether
to love it or to hate it!
Do you know, I love the home
counties, there is something kind of
lovely about them.
It is. It's another world
to me, honestly, it really is.
Today, the boys are heading to
Surrey, known for its beautiful
countryside, with a quarter
of the county designated
as an Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty.
The area has links to many famous authors,
including Charles Dickens
and Jane Austen.
The sandpits around here were
the location
for HG Wells'
War Of The Worlds. Yeah?
First Martian landings. Honestly?
Oh, yes, mate. Seriously?
You get all the facts from me, son.
I love that!
Henry's choice of location belongs
to Richard Mills and his wife Mary,
who are dairy farmers.
There might be cultivators
and rotavators.
Furniture for you.
They inherited the farm
from Richard's parents
and now their barns
are piled high with clutter.
I would like to see them
cleared a little bit,
so I can now
have a personal workshop.
But before Richard can have his
workshop, he has to repair
the farm's 500-year-old barn.
We need to upkeep our barn,
which we have a liability to do,
so Henry's and Simon's cash from our
waste, if you like, will help.
Richard. Henry, how are you, mate?
Good afternoon to you.
Nice to meet you.
Richard, it's beautiful.
How long have you been farming here?
We've been here since '53.
Right, OK, so the family's been here
a long time? Yeah.
What should we look out for?
Motorbikes?
Well, there's some butchery stuff
there, there's go-carting stuff.
Oh. Oh, really?
And old household items, really.
Cheers, Richard, see you in a bit.
The boys need to find two items each
that they can renovate
and sell for a profit.
Oh, my word!
Look at that.
That is a lovely little...
What do you call it, meat safe?
Yeah.
Before fridges, households had a meat
safe for storing perishable items.
They were placed in cool, draughty
locations and had a fine mesh
to allow air to circulate.
Oh, but it doesn't keep the spiders
out! Isn't that weird!?
How did the spiders get in? Ah!
But with the arrival of the first
household electrical refrigerator in 1913,
meat safes slowly became obsolete.
If it's all right, I'm having it.
Got to keep your eyes on the prize.
IMITATING HENRY: "You've got to keep
your eyes on the prize!"
OK, come on, then.
Don't lecture, Henry,
or Simon will play dirty!
There's an old motorbike over the
fence there. Look, look. Where?
Is there?
I can't see one.
Oh, man, how many times
do I fall for that?
Come on, then, talk to me.
Well, I don't know.
I knew more about the portable
bowser than Simon did.
It's fantastic, you can wheel
it around the garden
and then you can drop
off the container if you fancy
and go and get another one.
What a great invention!
Or you can pour it into
the herbaceous border
and move along.
It piques my curiosity
and I've got to have it.
No, there really is an old
motorbike over there.
Honestly, or are you just winding...
Oh!
Simon has his first item -
the portable water bowser,
so the boys head out
to search for more.
Oh, look, Henry, there's a tractor.
Yeah, no, well actually
it's a telehandler in fact.
Wrong, Henry, I think
you'll find it's a decoy.
Like the Fergie did in the '40s,
because up until then you had a...
Oh, yeah, I got done hook,
line and sinker, didn't I?
OK, there was a tractor
this time, but there was also
a butcher's block. Yeah.
Firstly, how old do you reckon that
is? That's old, isn't it?
What would you think?
I don't know.
Maybe 50, 60 years old.
Yeah, probably.
20th century, obviously.
But don't you just love
all the notches in it?
This has done some hard work.
Yeah, mate.
Butcher's blocks are chopping blocks
which have been used for centuries.
Often made of hard maple, teak
or walnut wood,
some butchers would only use one
throughout their entire career.
I'm thinking its days of
beheading turkeys
and things are behind it.
Oh, hang on, let me think...
2-1, you'd better get going!
Or your head... Don't. ..will be
on the chopping block. Don't start!
That's crafty Simon in the lead
with two items to one,
but Henry's spots something
that could get him back into
pole position.
Mate, come to Daddy!
Two racing go-carts in a farm?
I mean, what?
Can I point out something
glaringly obvious -
that they're only the downhill
racing sort of go-kart.
Oh, yeah, you've got a point.
They are missing engines!
Got any spare, Henry?
The first motorised go-kart was made
in 1956 in California
by a man named Art Ingles.
I tell you what, though. What?
It would be quite funny - stuff
a couple of engines in them.
I would whip Guy's bottom on these!
Oh, you reckon, do you?
Yeah, I reckon. Oh, you reckon?
I reckon he'd be pretty scared.
He would be number 2.
Well, listen,
I'm going to be Guy's champion.
We've got an imaginary gauntlet
here, you ready? Yeah. Yeah.
It's thrown at your feet!
Guy, I will accept your challenge!
That's them done.
Time to reveal
their finds to Richard.
Let's start with the butcher's
block.
What can you tell me about that?
We do meat at Christmas.
And it's a spare now.
My second item is this absolutely lovely
but very strange contraption here.
It's for carrying water. It can
be used to carry anything, really,
as long as it fits those lugs.
I'd just like to make
it look lovely again.
Sounds brilliant.
Now, Richard, tell me first about
the meat safe.
Did you use it as a meat safe?
I don't think we personally used
it, or Mother used it,
but it was on the house
when we arrived. Now then...
Go-carts.
Now, how the heck are those here?
Were stored for a friend, basically.
Richard, thank you for a sweet day
and we'll see you in a while,
once we've done our business. Absolutely...
Hang on, sorry, just one last
question before we go -
who's your money on, Henry or Guy,
in the go-kart race? Guy!
Ha! Ha! Ha!
I'm off.
You're backing a winner there, mate!
Simon's cautious...
Walk away, be patient.
...Guy gets competitive...
Yeah, I'm just going to polish
your tyres if this is yours.
Look, we're going to draw straws,
OK, for whose cart it is,
so you don't try and muller
and doctor mine.
...and the boys get physical...
This is heavy... Ah! Ah!
No! No! Get off!
No petrol cans. I promise.
No oil cans.
Upcyclers and restorers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
have chosen two items
from Richard's barn to fix and flog.
Got to keep your eyes on the prize.
In Oxfordshire, Henry is revealing
his find to petrolhead
and best friend Guy Willison.
That is as quick as
those are going to be.
Oh, yes.
Now, have you had any experience
of go-karts? Yes.
I've only ever been the once.
I managed to break the lap record
and then get black-flagged
for dangerous driving!
I had a fantastic time.
What do you think is missing?
Well, it's a rather glaring
no engine, no horsepower!
THEY CHUCKLE
I think we send out to a specialist
to put a couple of engines in.
What I do know, mate,
we are going to have another go,
or you are, and I'm going to be...
a rookie... OK. ..on the track.
But I'll still beat you.
OK. Let's go for it.
Do you think I will?
No.
OK, boys, save it for the track.
Next up - the meat safe.
Ooh, dear. That is...
That's bad!
I wouldn't want to put me meat
in there, mate, would you? No. No.
So, look, I think
we should sand this.
Definitely.
See if the wood's glorious.
Now, it's what to do with the mesh.
Just rattle can it - either a gold
or a red, whatever colour you like.
Good. All right. So an eclectic mix,
I think, overall? Yes.
Yeah, I'm still going to beat you
on the go-kart! No, you're not!
Guy has drawn the short straw -
cleaning out the manky meat safe.
This is where the fun really starts.
This inside is disgusting.
There's a huge spider there. Oh!
Once the cobwebs have been removed,
Guy sands the wood.
The karts are sent off to
mechanical specialist Stephen Lewis,
who fits new engines.
I'm just tightening up the engine
mounts onto the chassis
and it's important to do
the front bracket first,
so that the chain stays taut.
In Liverpool, Simon is excited
to show his items
to resident restorer
Gemma Longworth.
Aren't they beautiful?
Well, that's a word for them, yeah!
HE CHUCKLES
Where do you want to start?
Let's start with this.
It's a butcher's block.
Coffee table.
Do you think someone would want
a chopping board for a coffee table?
Hey, it is what it is.
Look, I'm the vegetarian here,
you know what I mean?
I know, I know.
Interesting, yeah? Very interesting. Right.
Well, talking of interesting...
...here you go.
Do you know what it is? No.
It's a bowser, it's a water bowser.
OK? Right.
So perhaps its next incarnation
will be a planter.
Just clean the frame up. Mm-hm.
Give it a nice, bright colour. Yep.
But...
...how about we get floral pattern
around it,
with it being from the garden,
but let's do it with stencils?
Oh, I love a stencil! There you go.
I wouldn't get too excited, Gemma.
The first job is to clean off
all the dirt and mud.
We want the outside
pretty much as it is.
So, I'm just going to
give it a light clean
and then it will be ready
for the stencilling.
Whilst the barrel dries, Gemma
prepares the frame with a primer,
before discussing colour with Simon.
We don't want nothing too bright,
so maybe a deep maroon-y red? Yeah.
Whilst Gemma paints the trolley red,
the butcher's block
is at the blacksmith's.
Ian's making legs
for the butcher's block
to turn it into a coffee table.
He's carefully pressing right angles
into the sheet steel
to add strength to the legs.
In Oxfordshire, Guy is preparing
to wax the meat safe.
I've masked this off, just so
the wax doesn't get on the gauze,
because obviously I want
to paint that gauze.
I quite like
the colour this is going,
with just a clear natural wax on it.
A good quality wood wax cleans,
stains and polishes all in one.
A tub this size costs around £15.
Next, he polishes the wax
to give it a glossy finish.
This is really nice now.
Finally, Guy works
on the gauze front.
I'm doing it a beautiful gold
to match the brass fixings.
So far so good.
I think that's going to look lovely.
With the karts back
from the mechanics,
it's time for an inspection.
Now, as you can see,
they are ready to roll.
Apart from they're pretty gruesome
on closer inspection.
The boys gets to work cleaning
the karts, but they can't help
but let their racing rivalry
get the better of them.
Are you quite happy doing that?
Yeah, I'm just going to polish
your tyres, if this is yours!
No. Well, you put...
Look, we're going to draw straws,
OK, for whose kart it is,
so you don't try and muller
and doctor mine, all right?
Henry uses a ball of aluminium foil
to rub rust off the bumpers.
That... is so satisfying.
Fit for purpose. Yes.
You're going to see
a lot of that, son.
Over in Liverpool, the butcher's
block is back from the blacksmith's.
They go there.
And they sit there.
But most importantly, he's put feet
on, so it won't dig into any carpet
or any floors -
very, very clever man.
Simon uses a cordless drill
and wood screws
to ensure the legs
are firmly attached.
But he hits a snag.
This block has
a steel frame inside it
which holds it all together.
And we hit them with the long ones.
But, before he can finish the table,
Gemma needs a hand with the stencils
for the water bowser.
They begin by cutting the stencil
into manageable strips.
Yeah, offer her up.
Just doesn't want to be flat at all,
does it?
They are designed
for smooth, flat surfaces,
so the warped old barrel
may be a challenge.
So what do we do now?
That goes over, doesn't it?
So we peel this off, am I right?
Yes, you are right, Gemma.
They carefully peel off
a small section of backing paper,
line up the design and use the
squeegee to stick it to the barrel
and push out the air bubbles.
There's a cut section
to put on there.
That was stressful. That's one down.
And a lot more to go.
Get stuck into it.
This is going to be very tricky.
The oldest example of stencil use
is in a cave in Indonesia.
It was made by pressing
a hand against the rock
and spraying wet pigments all over
it, and is around 40,000 years old.
Phew. Yes!
We've done a good job there,
haven't we?
Yeah, we've done half a good job.
Yeah.
Get the heat on it.
Ole!
Using a hairdryer
to soften the glue,
they peel off the backing sheet
to reveal the stencil.
Finally, Simon sprays the design
with red paint
to highlight
the stencil design on the barrel.
Right, it's tempting
to just keep going,
but if this starts getting heavy,
cos I've got these tiny gaps
where the surface is uneven,
it will start dripping.
I don't want any runs.
Walk away. Be patient.
With work well under way
on their first picks,
Simon's decided they should return
to the home of Keith Martin
in Ashford, Middlesex.
He has a further four sheds
packed with items
he hires out as props
to the film industry.
It's inherent in a lot of people
to recycle,
but they don't know
what to do with it.
So, "Oh, go to Keith,
he'll take it!"
You do remember Keith
with the amazing barns,
with the lovely carriage? Yeah.
We only saw half of them.
There's more sheds this way.
Hello again!
Hi, good to see you!
Good to see you again. And you.
I've got to say,
I can't believe I'm here!
Well, I didn't realise
I was coming back.
And it's a treat for him -
a second treat for him.
Come on, tell him,
did we see all your stuff?
No, you didn't, because you
didn't have time to explore.
So, as usual, we're going to grab
a couple of items each... Yeah.
...take them away, try and restore
them and make you some money.
And if we do make you any money,
how about this time?
Well, same as before, it's either
a week's holiday, or a weekend.
Great, mate, so where do we start?
Same place, carry on down,
help yourself.
So the boys head off
and it doesn't take long
for something to catch their eye.
I wonder what's in here? Exactly.
Ready? Do you know what?
It's full of rusty old stuff
and things!
Oh, mate, yeah. No, but stop...
On the curtilage of the shed,
I think they call it, fruit box.
Isn't that the most beautiful box
in the world ever?
I mean, look, it's a banana-ry box.
Shouldn't it be bent, then?
What, for the bananas? Yeah.
You may have a point, actually.
Bananas are a relatively
modern import into the UK.
They took off post World War II,
when refrigerated shipping
and the use of ripening houses
meant they could get to the shops
before they went off.
In that shape... Rectangular indeed.
Isn't it? Normally square.
Yeah. That is beautiful.
So the banana crate
is Henry's first item.
We can go in.
It's like stepping back
into a tool shed of 80 years ago.
This is heavy. No, no. Ah! Ah!
And there were also petrol cans.
No petrol cans. I promise.
No oil cans.
But there is a couple of things
an awful lot nicer.
Step aside, mate,
I'd like those, please.
What do you think?
What on earth are they?
I think they're sight glasses
for a big kind of engine
or something.
These are actually protective
sleeves for sight glasses.
A sight glass allows you to observe
fluid levels in a tank
or hydraulic system.
The protective sleeve
protects the sight glass
from accidental damage.
Do you know what?
They are absolutely fabulous.
I think these are my first item.
What?
I don't think so, Simon.
That's Henry's second item.
Just having those.
Meaning you need to play catch-up.
Simon wastes no time
spotting a vintage lampshade.
Look at that.
Oh, it's enamel!
Yeah, if you can stop tripping
over it, it's a lamp. Look at it.
That's unfortunate, isn't it?
Someone's hung it up in a tree
and shot it to pieces
with an air rifle!
Me-me-me-me-me, poor Si!
Oh, I tell you what
you could do though, mate. What?
I could hang it up and go
and get my air rifle for you.
You could do the other side.
With the lamp restoration
shot to pieces,
Simon will have
to dig a bit deeper.
Hey, straight away though, I turn
around and Si's got a cupboard.
Hm? Or a sideboard.
This is right up your street, mate,
isn't it?
So come on then, what is it? '70s?
'50s.
What would you do with it then,
just give it a bit of a sponge down?
This is the difference
between you and I.
You would give it
a little sponge down,
I will do no such thing.
I will give it to Gemma.
Well, that is worse.
No, I know she'll love it.
Mid 20th century modern furniture
design was characterised
by functionally and simplicity,
and it is still highly sought after
in upscale vintage stores.
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.
2-1, big shed!
The 1950s wooden unit is picked,
so Simon still needs a second item.
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha!
What comes with a big shed?
Hey-hey-hey!
Big hats!
I've seen people on aircraft
with these coming back off holiday
and I've always wanted to know
what happens to them.
Now I do know.
They're cool, aren't they?
How can you not have a laugh
with a sombrero?
And everyone looks ridiculous.
Except maybe Mexicans.
Do you want to upcycle these?
Yeah. Get that.
You turned me into
a lampshade like that!
Oh! Ho-ho-ho!
You know you sometimes tend
to just rush into things?
"I've got my two items."
I'm very happy with them, thanks.
That means...
Oh, yeah, that's nice.
...you don't find things like this.
Shall I hold that for you?
These phones were made
from the 1890s up to the 1940s.
After which phone design changed,
incorporating both the mouthpiece
and earpiece into the handset.
Man, that would be great
get that going...
That'd be great to order pizza with!
So cool. It would. Wouldn't it just?
And, cos it's not plugged in,
it's technically a mobile phone.
I don't think
you can text with it, though!
The boys have two items each,
so it's time to see Keith
and see what he thinks
of their haul.
Keith, it has been
an absolute pleasure
to come back to your place again,
hasn't it?
Go first. OK, mate.
Firstly, there is a banana box
there. Tell me about that box.
I picked it up in London, oh,
20 years, maybe 30 years ago,
just rummaging through old sheds.
And another geezer comes along
and rummages through sheds
and thinks, "Oh, I think
I rather like that box!"
If it's all right with you, mate,
I'll take that box.
That's fine by me. Great stuff.
Now, talk to me about those glass...
Are they sight glasses?
They're actually
off my old upright boiler. OK.
Which we used to cook the pigswill.
Those are my two items,
if that's all right. OK.
Now, on to the hotline to me.
That lovely old phone -
tell me about that.
Oh, an antique friend
of mine down the road
and I just had to have it
at the time.
I did have it converted.
OK. So with a bit of work,
that could actually be made to go?
Undoubtedly, yeah. OK.
Now, the 1950s cupboard,
I'm guessing, am I right?
What do you know about it? Er...
It's one of those friends
that's come round and said,
"We're dumping this,
do you want it?"
And you saved it? I saved its life.
And I'm very glad you did.
Mate, absolute pleasure, brilliant!
Thank you so much, mate.
Good to see you again.
Coming up...
Simon has big plans.
At the push of a button,
the shelf starts to rise...
That's a ridiculous idea!
Guy gets Henry's seal of approval.
That is quality.
I'm very proud of this.
Mwah!
And there's good news
at the valuation.
Very popular -
people want these in their homes.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
have chosen two items
from Keith Martin's farm.
Wonder what's in here? Exactly.
Now it's time to renovate and sell.
At their workshops in Liverpool,
Simon should be showing his finds
to Gemma, although he's
otherwise engaged at the moment.
I'll tell her immediately.
Thank you, thanks for calling.
Jolly good, speak to you soon, bye.
That was the office saying
to show you what I've got.
What do you think? Look at that.
Imagine that all polished up.
This will be absolutely gorgeous.
And then see if we can
get it working again.
Is that possible, to get
it working, do we think?
I don't know, I'll call someone.
Now, what do you think of this?
This is lovely.
It's cool, isn't it?
Yeah, I really like it. Yeah.
Yeah, and it's all in one piece. Yeah.
I might like to not keep
it quite in one piece.
What do you mean?
I've had a thought.
Oh, go on. Right.
Imagine if you cut out exactly
the same size as the top shelf...
Yeah. ..then, at the push of a
button, the shelf starts to rise,
with ornaments on it, and underneath
is your flatscreen telly.
That's a ridiculous idea.
Despite her misgivings, Gemma gets
to work sanding the cabinet,
ready for painting.
Before I can do that,
I need to add a primer.
I'm not going to paint it until
Simon's made all his cuts on it
cos it'll just ruin it.
Onto the phone and it's over
to handyman Phil
to give it a clean and polish.
Oh, yeah. So, right up your street,
that, isn't it?
Yes, I'll have a little play with
that. Yeah?
OK, so if I leave that with you?
Yeah, you leave that with me.
Cool, thanks, Phil.
Phil carefully
disassembles the phone...
Ooh, took a picture of that so I can
get them all back in the right way.
...and then polishes the brass
fittings to restore them
to their former glory.
Over in Oxfordshire, Henry
is showing his latest haul to Guy.
Now, these are items that
I absolutely love, mate.
Yes. Now, then,
do you know what that is?
Not a clue.
Well, this covered a hot water pipe,
so it was a sight glass.
Oh, OK. Tell you what,
that is going to polish up lovely
and clean the glass.
...and make some kind of stand
for them, obviously.
Yeah, good.
Hey, happy days, man.
Well, I scored on that one
and I know you're going to love
this one cos it's one
of our favourite things. OK.
Next, the wooden banana box.
I love the sign writing on them,
I love the patina on them, I love
the handles on them, and when
they're oblong, about this big,
come on! We're up for an earner.
So Guy retreats into his
man cave to begin work
on the sight glass protectors.
The first thing I'm going to do is
try and remove these thumbscrews,
so I put penetrating oil
on them last night.
Penetrating oil can help loosen
rusted mechanical parts
and it can be bought from your
local hardware store for about £5.
The thing to do with these is just
ease them backwards, and go out half
a turn or a turn, and then back in.
The reason you do this is
because, if the thread picks up
and you just try and wind
it out in one, it can jam
really badly and damage it.
Right, that's just
starting to bind there.
It's come out a turn,
then go back in.
With the stubborn bolt finally
removed, Guy turns his attention
to the glass.
He uses a car detergent,
which is nonabrasive and will
get rid of the worst of the dirt.
They look like they've been
stuck in mud for years.
Henry gets to work
on the banana box,
but there is a very small issue.
Now, then, the problem obviously
is the woodworm here,
and the woodworm here
needs to be treated.
If you're a woodworm, mate,
you're in a lot of trouble.
Woodworm is the name given
to the wood-eating larvae
of many species of beetle.
They are particularly
attracted by damp wood.
Treatments start from £20.
If you're a little woodworm
you're going, "What's that?
"Oh, is it raining?
Eurrgh! No, it isn't!"
Right, well, there we go, first
stage of the journey to my box
becoming a decorative item.
In Liverpool, Simon is preparing
to fit the rising television
into the unit.
OK, here we go.
This is a glasses-on moment.
Cos the idea now is to drill
some very, very fine drill holes,
so my blade will go in.
If this is to work,
it depends on accuracy.
After drilling the holes, Simon uses
a jigsaw to cut out the space
for the television.
Simon now needs
a trusting assistant.
Perfect timing.
Right, Gem. Yeah?
You need to trust me now. Why?
Well, see the way I've done this end
and that's popped down? Yeah.
If I cut round that corner
there and get to this point,
if it drops out, it will either snap
the blade or wreck the wood. Right.
My advice would be to stay, like,
kind of in the middle there. OK.
Watch those fingers, Simon.
I'm still in one piece, I think.
Got it?
OK.
Look at that for measuring, Gemma.
Perfect against that.
And one last thing. Hands.
All good. Yeah? OK, thank you.
Now we've got the hole,
time to mount a TV mechanism in here
and let the magic begin.
But will it rise to the occasion?
Over in the other workshop, Simon's
telephone engineer Connell Blackett
has arrived to repair the phone.
When I've tested it,
there's actually a fault
between the insulators
on these contacts here,
between the dial springs.
The dial springs send the pulses
to the telephone exchange,
so if you dial a nine,
nine pulses are sent down the line.
And it's actually one of the
insulators there that's broken down,
so basically what I'm going to do is
just take it apart, clean it
and then put it back
together again.
The mechanism is repaired,
hopefully giving the phone life
for future generations.
Once it's been calibrated correctly,
which is what I've just done,
it will actually work
on any telephone line in the UK,
which makes it again
that little bit more valuable.
Over in Oxfordshire,
Henry is on to the next stage
of the banana box restoration.
Obviously I can't sand this,
because then we would get rid
of the writing here
and that would be absolutely wrong,
so I'm just going to brush her
then leave her to dry again.
Let me tell you, she's going
to look a picture.
Banana boxes often have the name
of the supplier written on the side.
Keeping this writing will add
to its historical charm and value.
Good, you see already, like,
you can see that golden colour
coming through.
That's what we want.
Just got to get on with it.
And then, if you use
a lot of elbow grease...
...once the outcome is lovely,
you feel even more satisfied.
Over in the shed, Guy is cleaning
the brass on the sight protectors.
Next, he cuts two squares of
aluminium, which will form the base.
Then he uses a lathe
to fashion a stem
which will hold the light fitting,
drilling a hole through
both for the flex.
Finally, he adds the light fittings
and attaches the glasses.
I just need the bulbs
for those, but I think Henry's
going to think
those are stunning.
In Liverpool, it's time to finish
the items from today's first search.
Simon completes the butcher's
block coffee table.
That is just exactly
what I had in my head.
Combination of a beautiful old thing
to start with.
Look at that, what a coffee table.
Coffee table, or indeed,
if you fancy it, a nice bench.
And at this point I would normally,
with any wood...
...Danish oil, then wax it,
but in this case,
it comes with its own brush.
This should be cleaned
as it's always been cleaned.
Periodically, give it
a good old scrub,
some diluted bleach - beautiful.
Next, Simon and Gemma
tackle the water bowser.
Hey, Simon, this might have worked!
They carefully peel off the stencil
to reveal the floral pattern.
Wowser at the bowser.
That is some of our best work ever.
That just looks beautiful.
It almost looks like somehow
the original pattern
has stayed pristine
as the rest of it got old.
Yeah.
They pair the barrel up with the
wheels, ready for the valuation.
Over in Oxfordshire,
Henry's checking on the meat safe.
I can see why you're looking smug.
I am looking smug.
That is quality.
I'm very proud of this.
Is that gold spray?
Yes. On here? Yes.
Mate, that is a glorious thing.
I'm so impressed...
Good.
...that I'll make the tea.
He may have done well, but you guys
have a challenge to settle.
Who is faster on four wheels?
Mate, that was fantastic!
They are incredible!
Was that a good... I don't know who
won. I don't know either.
I think probably you did.
I tell you who will win -
the person who buys them.
Oh, yeah.
Henry may have won the race,
but will he be as victorious
at the valuation?
Henry chose to help raise money
for Richard Mills, to help him
carry out repairs on his
500-year-old barn.
Now he's back to inspect
the boys' handiwork.
Hello, how are you?
How are you? Good to see you.
Hello, Richard, how are you?
Great to see you again.
How's your stuff? Feast your eyes.
Cor, you managed to find
some engines, then, didn't you?
Yeah, very good, very good. Yeah?
As you said, very enterprising.
Yeah. Hey, come on,
come on over, Richard.
What do you reckon? Brilliant.
Really? Absolutely brilliant, yeah.
But have we made you any money?
Well, it's up to you. That's the
key. Well, Elisicia's here. Yeah.
Elisicia Moore runs a
fashionable London store
specialising in upcycled furniture,
so she knows the true market value
of restored items.
Nice to meet you. Yeah. Yeah.
I'll go first. I'm very proud of my
stuff this time.
Let's start with the water bowser.
I just think it's turned
out really well. Yeah.
I'm not usually one for stencilling,
but I actually think you've
done it a favour.
The run-down bowser was cleaned
and then a bespoke stencil used
to add a floral pattern,
at a cost of £30.
I think you'll quite easily
achieve £80 for that.
Right, yeah.
Is that right?
Quite easily achieve £80?
I think so.
Well, I've sold it, mate, for £100.
That's a £70 profit
for the water bowser.
Let's move on to the
butcher's block.
Good find, really good find,
and these are actually getting
harder to find. Yeah.
Very popular, people want
these in their homes.
The discarded butcher's block
had bespoke legs made and attached,
at a cost of £100.
So I think you could easily achieve
£250 for the coffee table.
That's a solid £150 profit
from the butcher's block.
OK, good, right, let's
move onto my stuff.
Shall we start with the go-karts?
Very exciting for you. He's a
petrolhead, he loves this stuff.
Well, I've got tell you,
the racing was fun.
Guy was actually a more talented,
my restorer, than I thought
he was going to be, but anyway,
of course I didn't restore them
to race them,
I restored them to make you some
money, so let's hope we have.
What do you reckon, Elisicia?
So, about 15 years old.
These aren't, you know, racing
karts, these are for
"go have a bit of fun around a
track" kart.
The karts were cleaned and polished
and new engines were fitted
by a specialist,
at a cost of £1,000.
A fair estimate for a quick sale,
you could easily achieve
£1,500 for the pair.
A swift £500 profit for the karts.
OK, the meat safe.
Obviously, people don't
use them any more,
they're a bit of a bygone item,
but it has charm and it still
looks a pretty thing.
The discarded meat safe was
cleaned and then oiled and sprayed
with leftover materials,
costing no money.
We would easily achieve £80.
Good.
A meaty £80 profit for the safe.
So, in total, Richard, that means
that you're taking home
£800 in cash.
Brilliant.
Oh, great, it's brilliant!
It's brilliant, you see?
Yeah. It should be.
So Henry's choice of location, the
barns belonging to Richard Mills,
has netted a
healthy profit of £800.
What Simon and Henry
have done with the items
is actually amazing, really.
I'm very, very surprised
the meat safe is usable again.
Coming up - Henry's pleased...
You've done mega
justice to my vision.
...Gemma's wowed...
It works!
Just a bit, mind.
And, at the valuation,
Simon lives up to his reputation.
It's always you...
It is! It's always him. ..that comes
up with something unusual.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are making cash out of trash.
Wow! Mate, this is our kind of barn!
Henry's choice of location,
the barns owned by Richard Mills,
delivered £800 profit.
Brilliant! Ha-ha-ha!
So can Simon's choice of location
do any better?
That'd be great. Get that going.
That'd be great to order pizza with.
So good!
In Liverpool, Gemma finishes
painting the 1950s cabinet -
ready for Simon's big unveiling.
Yeah, it's getting there.
Just puttin' me little bit, son.
Me and Phil! Oh, lovely!
I've got a little finishing touch,
seeing as you both look
so lovely together.
OK. It looks good, doesn't it?
It is fabulous, Simon,
but don't avoid it. Does it work?
MUSIC: Ride Of The Valkyries
by Richard Wagner
GEMMA LAUGHS
Does that work?
It works? Just a bit, mind.
HE LAUGHS
I really love it.
It's cool, isn't it?
Impressive, Simon.
Next, on to the telephone.
And another ringing endorsement?
Right, Conall, what have
we got here then?
Well, quite luckily, you've got
a genuine candlestick telephone
from the '20s or '30s.
So it works? It works, yeah.
So I can ring this?
You can ring it, yeah. OK.
Just dial 3131.
31...
PHONE RINGS
Oh, look at that!
And that's ringing this one.
Hello? Hello?
THEY LAUGH
So that's... I mean, obviously,
over a long time, you'd have been...
It's a bit of a wait, but, yeah,
that's basically how it worked.
Oh, that's brilliant!
And Conall also has a contact
who is interested in buying it.
Yeah, I've shown pictures of
the phone and they've seen it
while we've been working on it. OK.
And they'd be... They'd be willing
to offer 160 for it.
Is that a good price?
If it'd have had the original
bell sets... Right.
...it would have been worth
quite a bit more.
If it had been a replica,
it'd been worth about £5 or £10.
So it's still... 160's still a...
A good price.
...in my opinion, it's a good deal.
Yeah. OK.
So we've got a deal on 160?
Yep. Deal! Thank you.
Cheers, thank you.
Whether that's a good price, Simon
will soon find out at the valuation.
Down in Oxfordshire,
Henry is putting the finishing
touches to his banana box.
So, me box is dry...
...which is lovely. Ready for waxing.
He gives the edges a light sanding
before adding the wax
to accentuate the character.
Finally, he uses a buffer
to give it a glossy finish.
Look at that! Look at the sun on it!
It's coming out beautiful. Look,
you can see that sheen on there.
Good job done, hey?
It doesn't take Henry long
to find a potential buyer.
It's a banana box - for long
bananas and short bananas.
Do you like it? I do, yeah.
Feel the handles.
That's vintage, mate. Nice, yeah,
yeah, yeah. That's quality.
I want a hundred quid for it, son.
How about 80?
How about 80? All right.
Come on, seeing as you're a mate.
All right.
Do you want bananas in it?
Cos that is extra.
I'll just take it like this, thanks.
Will you? Yeah.
All right. come on. I'll help you
in the car with it. Thank you.
Have you got cash?
Back in the workshop, Guy is ready
to turn on the lamps.
Yeah, they took a bit of making,
bit of lathe work,
bit of thread tapping...
I won't bore you.
Here we go. Ready? Yes.
I'm going to switch them on. Yeah.
One, two, three...
Fabulous!
Mate, they're a revelation.
They're utterly beautiful.
Yes. They're worth a lot of money.
I think so.
And you've done mega justice
to my vision.
They are beautiful.
What can I say, mate?
Cheers! Cheers, dude!
You've done a great job, skid.
With restorations complete,
it's time for the
all-important valuation.
Simon and Henry went digging
through Keith Martin's sheds.
Keith is now back to find out
how much money
the renovations have made.
How are you, mate? Hello!
Hey, Keith! Good to see you again.
Great to see you.
Have a look. Go and take a wander.
Yes. Now I was worried about this,
but it looks gorgeous.
Go have a look around
at the rest of it.
Oh, yeah, I'd forgotten this.
I couldn't remember that.
Ah! Yeah! Hey, hey! Look at that!
Now, hasn't that gone up in value
to what it was?
Well, it's gone up about
a half a metre.
That is something else.
That's really good.
So, come on. What do you think?
Well, I am really impressed,
actually. Yeah.
Well, have we made you any money?
Well... I don't know.
...Alicia's with us again.
Come on in! Hiya! How are you?
Hello! Hello. Good to see you.
And you.
So come on! Talk to us.
Yeah, where do you want to start?
Er, where should we start?
Yeah, let's talk the banana box.
I do think it's quite
a commercial item.
People collect the wine bottle
boxes... They do, they do.
...and this is even a little bit
even quirkier.
It required just elbow grease
and TLC
to bring the decrepit banana box
back to life.
So a value for quick sale,
I'd say £60.
Yeah, done. Good!
All right, Keith, well, look. I tell
you what, you may have shaken on 60,
but for a quick sale,
I've knocked it out for 80.
Oh! There you go.
Better shake his hand.
That delivers an £80 profit
for the banana box.
Good start! So shall we go on
to the lights?
Yeah, yeah, These are a triumph,
aren't they? Bravo. Mm-hm!
You've got two key trends here -
you've got the industrial vibe
but you also got that luxe vibe.
The sighting glass guards
were cleaned and polished.
Stands and electrical lamp fittings
were added at a cost of £20.
I think you could sell these
all day long.
I think it'd be fair to say £250
for the pair. Oh, really?
That's a £230 profit
for the luxury lamps.
So Henry, I think at his best.
Should we move on to my items?
Where would you like
to start, Alicia?
It's always you... It is? ..that
comes up with something unusual.
I thought I'd be evaluating
the chest of drawers.
I didn't know whether to love it
or to hate it.
It's a bit naff.
With the TV included, it does
work well for the bedroom.
So I'm going to give you this.
The drawers were painted and
then fitted with a specialist
hoisting mechanism and
flatscreen TV, costing £310.
I think you could achieve £410.
That's an uplifting £100 profit
for the TV unit.
And now, I think the one thing
you were worried about handing over
to my madness was
the little telephone.
Yeah, it has come up beautifully.
It's 1920s? Yep. Original?
The candlestick phone was cleaned,
polished and then repaired
at a cost of £30.
I think you could
easily achieve £160.
Yeah, I'm glad you said that,
because I've sold it for £160.
Simon's sale rings up a profit
of £130 for the antique phone.
That means you're going home today,
mate, with £540 in your pocket.
How about that? Yeah.
Happy? Very good.
The boys have once again
turned the old into gold,
making a profit of £540 at Simon's
choice of location, Keith's shed.
Top marks, Simon and Henry.
The ideas were brilliant -
the rising TV out of
an old chest of drawers.
So I am well impressed.
But Henry's choice of barn netted
£800, making him today's winner.
Do you know, I am so pleased
when we went back to Keith's place,
because those four items, I think,
show everyone what we do best.
I quite agree, and what I do best
as well is win,
thanks to Richard's place.
Oh, you had to spoil it, didn't you?
I was in a good mood then.
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The garages and barns of Britain
are stacked with old possessions.
This is what we've been waiting
for, Si, check it out!
What looks like valueless junk
could be worth a pretty penny.
Thank heavens I got here to save it!
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien reckon
they can fix this redundant rubbish...
...and once restored,
sell for a profit.
That's where the money is!
For Henry and his mechanic...
That's it!
...it's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
Damn!
While Simon and his upcycler
re-purpose the unwanted
into fantastic furniture.
Just brilliant. I love it.
Hey, look, have a wander -
fill your boots!
That is absolutely
stunning what you've done!
Rrrrrrh!
They may have different approaches,
but together they will turn a profit
for the owners.
In total, mate, £1,310 to you!
That's not a bad day out, is it?
Today, the boys are disgusted.
That is bad.
I wouldn't want to put me meat
in there, mate, would you? No.
Gemma's impressed.
Wowzer! That's a wowzer!
And Alicia is undecided.
I didn't know whether
to love it or to hate it!
Do you know, I love the home
counties, there is something kind of
lovely about them.
It is. It's another world
to me, honestly, it really is.
Today, the boys are heading to
Surrey, known for its beautiful
countryside, with a quarter
of the county designated
as an Area of Outstanding
Natural Beauty.
The area has links to many famous authors,
including Charles Dickens
and Jane Austen.
The sandpits around here were
the location
for HG Wells'
War Of The Worlds. Yeah?
First Martian landings. Honestly?
Oh, yes, mate. Seriously?
You get all the facts from me, son.
I love that!
Henry's choice of location belongs
to Richard Mills and his wife Mary,
who are dairy farmers.
There might be cultivators
and rotavators.
Furniture for you.
They inherited the farm
from Richard's parents
and now their barns
are piled high with clutter.
I would like to see them
cleared a little bit,
so I can now
have a personal workshop.
But before Richard can have his
workshop, he has to repair
the farm's 500-year-old barn.
We need to upkeep our barn,
which we have a liability to do,
so Henry's and Simon's cash from our
waste, if you like, will help.
Richard. Henry, how are you, mate?
Good afternoon to you.
Nice to meet you.
Richard, it's beautiful.
How long have you been farming here?
We've been here since '53.
Right, OK, so the family's been here
a long time? Yeah.
What should we look out for?
Motorbikes?
Well, there's some butchery stuff
there, there's go-carting stuff.
Oh. Oh, really?
And old household items, really.
Cheers, Richard, see you in a bit.
The boys need to find two items each
that they can renovate
and sell for a profit.
Oh, my word!
Look at that.
That is a lovely little...
What do you call it, meat safe?
Yeah.
Before fridges, households had a meat
safe for storing perishable items.
They were placed in cool, draughty
locations and had a fine mesh
to allow air to circulate.
Oh, but it doesn't keep the spiders
out! Isn't that weird!?
How did the spiders get in? Ah!
But with the arrival of the first
household electrical refrigerator in 1913,
meat safes slowly became obsolete.
If it's all right, I'm having it.
Got to keep your eyes on the prize.
IMITATING HENRY: "You've got to keep
your eyes on the prize!"
OK, come on, then.
Don't lecture, Henry,
or Simon will play dirty!
There's an old motorbike over the
fence there. Look, look. Where?
Is there?
I can't see one.
Oh, man, how many times
do I fall for that?
Come on, then, talk to me.
Well, I don't know.
I knew more about the portable
bowser than Simon did.
It's fantastic, you can wheel
it around the garden
and then you can drop
off the container if you fancy
and go and get another one.
What a great invention!
Or you can pour it into
the herbaceous border
and move along.
It piques my curiosity
and I've got to have it.
No, there really is an old
motorbike over there.
Honestly, or are you just winding...
Oh!
Simon has his first item -
the portable water bowser,
so the boys head out
to search for more.
Oh, look, Henry, there's a tractor.
Yeah, no, well actually
it's a telehandler in fact.
Wrong, Henry, I think
you'll find it's a decoy.
Like the Fergie did in the '40s,
because up until then you had a...
Oh, yeah, I got done hook,
line and sinker, didn't I?
OK, there was a tractor
this time, but there was also
a butcher's block. Yeah.
Firstly, how old do you reckon that
is? That's old, isn't it?
What would you think?
I don't know.
Maybe 50, 60 years old.
Yeah, probably.
20th century, obviously.
But don't you just love
all the notches in it?
This has done some hard work.
Yeah, mate.
Butcher's blocks are chopping blocks
which have been used for centuries.
Often made of hard maple, teak
or walnut wood,
some butchers would only use one
throughout their entire career.
I'm thinking its days of
beheading turkeys
and things are behind it.
Oh, hang on, let me think...
2-1, you'd better get going!
Or your head... Don't. ..will be
on the chopping block. Don't start!
That's crafty Simon in the lead
with two items to one,
but Henry's spots something
that could get him back into
pole position.
Mate, come to Daddy!
Two racing go-carts in a farm?
I mean, what?
Can I point out something
glaringly obvious -
that they're only the downhill
racing sort of go-kart.
Oh, yeah, you've got a point.
They are missing engines!
Got any spare, Henry?
The first motorised go-kart was made
in 1956 in California
by a man named Art Ingles.
I tell you what, though. What?
It would be quite funny - stuff
a couple of engines in them.
I would whip Guy's bottom on these!
Oh, you reckon, do you?
Yeah, I reckon. Oh, you reckon?
I reckon he'd be pretty scared.
He would be number 2.
Well, listen,
I'm going to be Guy's champion.
We've got an imaginary gauntlet
here, you ready? Yeah. Yeah.
It's thrown at your feet!
Guy, I will accept your challenge!
That's them done.
Time to reveal
their finds to Richard.
Let's start with the butcher's
block.
What can you tell me about that?
We do meat at Christmas.
And it's a spare now.
My second item is this absolutely lovely
but very strange contraption here.
It's for carrying water. It can
be used to carry anything, really,
as long as it fits those lugs.
I'd just like to make
it look lovely again.
Sounds brilliant.
Now, Richard, tell me first about
the meat safe.
Did you use it as a meat safe?
I don't think we personally used
it, or Mother used it,
but it was on the house
when we arrived. Now then...
Go-carts.
Now, how the heck are those here?
Were stored for a friend, basically.
Richard, thank you for a sweet day
and we'll see you in a while,
once we've done our business. Absolutely...
Hang on, sorry, just one last
question before we go -
who's your money on, Henry or Guy,
in the go-kart race? Guy!
Ha! Ha! Ha!
I'm off.
You're backing a winner there, mate!
Simon's cautious...
Walk away, be patient.
...Guy gets competitive...
Yeah, I'm just going to polish
your tyres if this is yours.
Look, we're going to draw straws,
OK, for whose cart it is,
so you don't try and muller
and doctor mine.
...and the boys get physical...
This is heavy... Ah! Ah!
No! No! Get off!
No petrol cans. I promise.
No oil cans.
Upcyclers and restorers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
have chosen two items
from Richard's barn to fix and flog.
Got to keep your eyes on the prize.
In Oxfordshire, Henry is revealing
his find to petrolhead
and best friend Guy Willison.
That is as quick as
those are going to be.
Oh, yes.
Now, have you had any experience
of go-karts? Yes.
I've only ever been the once.
I managed to break the lap record
and then get black-flagged
for dangerous driving!
I had a fantastic time.
What do you think is missing?
Well, it's a rather glaring
no engine, no horsepower!
THEY CHUCKLE
I think we send out to a specialist
to put a couple of engines in.
What I do know, mate,
we are going to have another go,
or you are, and I'm going to be...
a rookie... OK. ..on the track.
But I'll still beat you.
OK. Let's go for it.
Do you think I will?
No.
OK, boys, save it for the track.
Next up - the meat safe.
Ooh, dear. That is...
That's bad!
I wouldn't want to put me meat
in there, mate, would you? No. No.
So, look, I think
we should sand this.
Definitely.
See if the wood's glorious.
Now, it's what to do with the mesh.
Just rattle can it - either a gold
or a red, whatever colour you like.
Good. All right. So an eclectic mix,
I think, overall? Yes.
Yeah, I'm still going to beat you
on the go-kart! No, you're not!
Guy has drawn the short straw -
cleaning out the manky meat safe.
This is where the fun really starts.
This inside is disgusting.
There's a huge spider there. Oh!
Once the cobwebs have been removed,
Guy sands the wood.
The karts are sent off to
mechanical specialist Stephen Lewis,
who fits new engines.
I'm just tightening up the engine
mounts onto the chassis
and it's important to do
the front bracket first,
so that the chain stays taut.
In Liverpool, Simon is excited
to show his items
to resident restorer
Gemma Longworth.
Aren't they beautiful?
Well, that's a word for them, yeah!
HE CHUCKLES
Where do you want to start?
Let's start with this.
It's a butcher's block.
Coffee table.
Do you think someone would want
a chopping board for a coffee table?
Hey, it is what it is.
Look, I'm the vegetarian here,
you know what I mean?
I know, I know.
Interesting, yeah? Very interesting. Right.
Well, talking of interesting...
...here you go.
Do you know what it is? No.
It's a bowser, it's a water bowser.
OK? Right.
So perhaps its next incarnation
will be a planter.
Just clean the frame up. Mm-hm.
Give it a nice, bright colour. Yep.
But...
...how about we get floral pattern
around it,
with it being from the garden,
but let's do it with stencils?
Oh, I love a stencil! There you go.
I wouldn't get too excited, Gemma.
The first job is to clean off
all the dirt and mud.
We want the outside
pretty much as it is.
So, I'm just going to
give it a light clean
and then it will be ready
for the stencilling.
Whilst the barrel dries, Gemma
prepares the frame with a primer,
before discussing colour with Simon.
We don't want nothing too bright,
so maybe a deep maroon-y red? Yeah.
Whilst Gemma paints the trolley red,
the butcher's block
is at the blacksmith's.
Ian's making legs
for the butcher's block
to turn it into a coffee table.
He's carefully pressing right angles
into the sheet steel
to add strength to the legs.
In Oxfordshire, Guy is preparing
to wax the meat safe.
I've masked this off, just so
the wax doesn't get on the gauze,
because obviously I want
to paint that gauze.
I quite like
the colour this is going,
with just a clear natural wax on it.
A good quality wood wax cleans,
stains and polishes all in one.
A tub this size costs around £15.
Next, he polishes the wax
to give it a glossy finish.
This is really nice now.
Finally, Guy works
on the gauze front.
I'm doing it a beautiful gold
to match the brass fixings.
So far so good.
I think that's going to look lovely.
With the karts back
from the mechanics,
it's time for an inspection.
Now, as you can see,
they are ready to roll.
Apart from they're pretty gruesome
on closer inspection.
The boys gets to work cleaning
the karts, but they can't help
but let their racing rivalry
get the better of them.
Are you quite happy doing that?
Yeah, I'm just going to polish
your tyres, if this is yours!
No. Well, you put...
Look, we're going to draw straws,
OK, for whose kart it is,
so you don't try and muller
and doctor mine, all right?
Henry uses a ball of aluminium foil
to rub rust off the bumpers.
That... is so satisfying.
Fit for purpose. Yes.
You're going to see
a lot of that, son.
Over in Liverpool, the butcher's
block is back from the blacksmith's.
They go there.
And they sit there.
But most importantly, he's put feet
on, so it won't dig into any carpet
or any floors -
very, very clever man.
Simon uses a cordless drill
and wood screws
to ensure the legs
are firmly attached.
But he hits a snag.
This block has
a steel frame inside it
which holds it all together.
And we hit them with the long ones.
But, before he can finish the table,
Gemma needs a hand with the stencils
for the water bowser.
They begin by cutting the stencil
into manageable strips.
Yeah, offer her up.
Just doesn't want to be flat at all,
does it?
They are designed
for smooth, flat surfaces,
so the warped old barrel
may be a challenge.
So what do we do now?
That goes over, doesn't it?
So we peel this off, am I right?
Yes, you are right, Gemma.
They carefully peel off
a small section of backing paper,
line up the design and use the
squeegee to stick it to the barrel
and push out the air bubbles.
There's a cut section
to put on there.
That was stressful. That's one down.
And a lot more to go.
Get stuck into it.
This is going to be very tricky.
The oldest example of stencil use
is in a cave in Indonesia.
It was made by pressing
a hand against the rock
and spraying wet pigments all over
it, and is around 40,000 years old.
Phew. Yes!
We've done a good job there,
haven't we?
Yeah, we've done half a good job.
Yeah.
Get the heat on it.
Ole!
Using a hairdryer
to soften the glue,
they peel off the backing sheet
to reveal the stencil.
Finally, Simon sprays the design
with red paint
to highlight
the stencil design on the barrel.
Right, it's tempting
to just keep going,
but if this starts getting heavy,
cos I've got these tiny gaps
where the surface is uneven,
it will start dripping.
I don't want any runs.
Walk away. Be patient.
With work well under way
on their first picks,
Simon's decided they should return
to the home of Keith Martin
in Ashford, Middlesex.
He has a further four sheds
packed with items
he hires out as props
to the film industry.
It's inherent in a lot of people
to recycle,
but they don't know
what to do with it.
So, "Oh, go to Keith,
he'll take it!"
You do remember Keith
with the amazing barns,
with the lovely carriage? Yeah.
We only saw half of them.
There's more sheds this way.
Hello again!
Hi, good to see you!
Good to see you again. And you.
I've got to say,
I can't believe I'm here!
Well, I didn't realise
I was coming back.
And it's a treat for him -
a second treat for him.
Come on, tell him,
did we see all your stuff?
No, you didn't, because you
didn't have time to explore.
So, as usual, we're going to grab
a couple of items each... Yeah.
...take them away, try and restore
them and make you some money.
And if we do make you any money,
how about this time?
Well, same as before, it's either
a week's holiday, or a weekend.
Great, mate, so where do we start?
Same place, carry on down,
help yourself.
So the boys head off
and it doesn't take long
for something to catch their eye.
I wonder what's in here? Exactly.
Ready? Do you know what?
It's full of rusty old stuff
and things!
Oh, mate, yeah. No, but stop...
On the curtilage of the shed,
I think they call it, fruit box.
Isn't that the most beautiful box
in the world ever?
I mean, look, it's a banana-ry box.
Shouldn't it be bent, then?
What, for the bananas? Yeah.
You may have a point, actually.
Bananas are a relatively
modern import into the UK.
They took off post World War II,
when refrigerated shipping
and the use of ripening houses
meant they could get to the shops
before they went off.
In that shape... Rectangular indeed.
Isn't it? Normally square.
Yeah. That is beautiful.
So the banana crate
is Henry's first item.
We can go in.
It's like stepping back
into a tool shed of 80 years ago.
This is heavy. No, no. Ah! Ah!
And there were also petrol cans.
No petrol cans. I promise.
No oil cans.
But there is a couple of things
an awful lot nicer.
Step aside, mate,
I'd like those, please.
What do you think?
What on earth are they?
I think they're sight glasses
for a big kind of engine
or something.
These are actually protective
sleeves for sight glasses.
A sight glass allows you to observe
fluid levels in a tank
or hydraulic system.
The protective sleeve
protects the sight glass
from accidental damage.
Do you know what?
They are absolutely fabulous.
I think these are my first item.
What?
I don't think so, Simon.
That's Henry's second item.
Just having those.
Meaning you need to play catch-up.
Simon wastes no time
spotting a vintage lampshade.
Look at that.
Oh, it's enamel!
Yeah, if you can stop tripping
over it, it's a lamp. Look at it.
That's unfortunate, isn't it?
Someone's hung it up in a tree
and shot it to pieces
with an air rifle!
Me-me-me-me-me, poor Si!
Oh, I tell you what
you could do though, mate. What?
I could hang it up and go
and get my air rifle for you.
You could do the other side.
With the lamp restoration
shot to pieces,
Simon will have
to dig a bit deeper.
Hey, straight away though, I turn
around and Si's got a cupboard.
Hm? Or a sideboard.
This is right up your street, mate,
isn't it?
So come on then, what is it? '70s?
'50s.
What would you do with it then,
just give it a bit of a sponge down?
This is the difference
between you and I.
You would give it
a little sponge down,
I will do no such thing.
I will give it to Gemma.
Well, that is worse.
No, I know she'll love it.
Mid 20th century modern furniture
design was characterised
by functionally and simplicity,
and it is still highly sought after
in upscale vintage stores.
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.
2-1, big shed!
The 1950s wooden unit is picked,
so Simon still needs a second item.
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha!
What comes with a big shed?
Hey-hey-hey!
Big hats!
I've seen people on aircraft
with these coming back off holiday
and I've always wanted to know
what happens to them.
Now I do know.
They're cool, aren't they?
How can you not have a laugh
with a sombrero?
And everyone looks ridiculous.
Except maybe Mexicans.
Do you want to upcycle these?
Yeah. Get that.
You turned me into
a lampshade like that!
Oh! Ho-ho-ho!
You know you sometimes tend
to just rush into things?
"I've got my two items."
I'm very happy with them, thanks.
That means...
Oh, yeah, that's nice.
...you don't find things like this.
Shall I hold that for you?
These phones were made
from the 1890s up to the 1940s.
After which phone design changed,
incorporating both the mouthpiece
and earpiece into the handset.
Man, that would be great
get that going...
That'd be great to order pizza with!
So cool. It would. Wouldn't it just?
And, cos it's not plugged in,
it's technically a mobile phone.
I don't think
you can text with it, though!
The boys have two items each,
so it's time to see Keith
and see what he thinks
of their haul.
Keith, it has been
an absolute pleasure
to come back to your place again,
hasn't it?
Go first. OK, mate.
Firstly, there is a banana box
there. Tell me about that box.
I picked it up in London, oh,
20 years, maybe 30 years ago,
just rummaging through old sheds.
And another geezer comes along
and rummages through sheds
and thinks, "Oh, I think
I rather like that box!"
If it's all right with you, mate,
I'll take that box.
That's fine by me. Great stuff.
Now, talk to me about those glass...
Are they sight glasses?
They're actually
off my old upright boiler. OK.
Which we used to cook the pigswill.
Those are my two items,
if that's all right. OK.
Now, on to the hotline to me.
That lovely old phone -
tell me about that.
Oh, an antique friend
of mine down the road
and I just had to have it
at the time.
I did have it converted.
OK. So with a bit of work,
that could actually be made to go?
Undoubtedly, yeah. OK.
Now, the 1950s cupboard,
I'm guessing, am I right?
What do you know about it? Er...
It's one of those friends
that's come round and said,
"We're dumping this,
do you want it?"
And you saved it? I saved its life.
And I'm very glad you did.
Mate, absolute pleasure, brilliant!
Thank you so much, mate.
Good to see you again.
Coming up...
Simon has big plans.
At the push of a button,
the shelf starts to rise...
That's a ridiculous idea!
Guy gets Henry's seal of approval.
That is quality.
I'm very proud of this.
Mwah!
And there's good news
at the valuation.
Very popular -
people want these in their homes.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
have chosen two items
from Keith Martin's farm.
Wonder what's in here? Exactly.
Now it's time to renovate and sell.
At their workshops in Liverpool,
Simon should be showing his finds
to Gemma, although he's
otherwise engaged at the moment.
I'll tell her immediately.
Thank you, thanks for calling.
Jolly good, speak to you soon, bye.
That was the office saying
to show you what I've got.
What do you think? Look at that.
Imagine that all polished up.
This will be absolutely gorgeous.
And then see if we can
get it working again.
Is that possible, to get
it working, do we think?
I don't know, I'll call someone.
Now, what do you think of this?
This is lovely.
It's cool, isn't it?
Yeah, I really like it. Yeah.
Yeah, and it's all in one piece. Yeah.
I might like to not keep
it quite in one piece.
What do you mean?
I've had a thought.
Oh, go on. Right.
Imagine if you cut out exactly
the same size as the top shelf...
Yeah. ..then, at the push of a
button, the shelf starts to rise,
with ornaments on it, and underneath
is your flatscreen telly.
That's a ridiculous idea.
Despite her misgivings, Gemma gets
to work sanding the cabinet,
ready for painting.
Before I can do that,
I need to add a primer.
I'm not going to paint it until
Simon's made all his cuts on it
cos it'll just ruin it.
Onto the phone and it's over
to handyman Phil
to give it a clean and polish.
Oh, yeah. So, right up your street,
that, isn't it?
Yes, I'll have a little play with
that. Yeah?
OK, so if I leave that with you?
Yeah, you leave that with me.
Cool, thanks, Phil.
Phil carefully
disassembles the phone...
Ooh, took a picture of that so I can
get them all back in the right way.
...and then polishes the brass
fittings to restore them
to their former glory.
Over in Oxfordshire, Henry
is showing his latest haul to Guy.
Now, these are items that
I absolutely love, mate.
Yes. Now, then,
do you know what that is?
Not a clue.
Well, this covered a hot water pipe,
so it was a sight glass.
Oh, OK. Tell you what,
that is going to polish up lovely
and clean the glass.
...and make some kind of stand
for them, obviously.
Yeah, good.
Hey, happy days, man.
Well, I scored on that one
and I know you're going to love
this one cos it's one
of our favourite things. OK.
Next, the wooden banana box.
I love the sign writing on them,
I love the patina on them, I love
the handles on them, and when
they're oblong, about this big,
come on! We're up for an earner.
So Guy retreats into his
man cave to begin work
on the sight glass protectors.
The first thing I'm going to do is
try and remove these thumbscrews,
so I put penetrating oil
on them last night.
Penetrating oil can help loosen
rusted mechanical parts
and it can be bought from your
local hardware store for about £5.
The thing to do with these is just
ease them backwards, and go out half
a turn or a turn, and then back in.
The reason you do this is
because, if the thread picks up
and you just try and wind
it out in one, it can jam
really badly and damage it.
Right, that's just
starting to bind there.
It's come out a turn,
then go back in.
With the stubborn bolt finally
removed, Guy turns his attention
to the glass.
He uses a car detergent,
which is nonabrasive and will
get rid of the worst of the dirt.
They look like they've been
stuck in mud for years.
Henry gets to work
on the banana box,
but there is a very small issue.
Now, then, the problem obviously
is the woodworm here,
and the woodworm here
needs to be treated.
If you're a woodworm, mate,
you're in a lot of trouble.
Woodworm is the name given
to the wood-eating larvae
of many species of beetle.
They are particularly
attracted by damp wood.
Treatments start from £20.
If you're a little woodworm
you're going, "What's that?
"Oh, is it raining?
Eurrgh! No, it isn't!"
Right, well, there we go, first
stage of the journey to my box
becoming a decorative item.
In Liverpool, Simon is preparing
to fit the rising television
into the unit.
OK, here we go.
This is a glasses-on moment.
Cos the idea now is to drill
some very, very fine drill holes,
so my blade will go in.
If this is to work,
it depends on accuracy.
After drilling the holes, Simon uses
a jigsaw to cut out the space
for the television.
Simon now needs
a trusting assistant.
Perfect timing.
Right, Gem. Yeah?
You need to trust me now. Why?
Well, see the way I've done this end
and that's popped down? Yeah.
If I cut round that corner
there and get to this point,
if it drops out, it will either snap
the blade or wreck the wood. Right.
My advice would be to stay, like,
kind of in the middle there. OK.
Watch those fingers, Simon.
I'm still in one piece, I think.
Got it?
OK.
Look at that for measuring, Gemma.
Perfect against that.
And one last thing. Hands.
All good. Yeah? OK, thank you.
Now we've got the hole,
time to mount a TV mechanism in here
and let the magic begin.
But will it rise to the occasion?
Over in the other workshop, Simon's
telephone engineer Connell Blackett
has arrived to repair the phone.
When I've tested it,
there's actually a fault
between the insulators
on these contacts here,
between the dial springs.
The dial springs send the pulses
to the telephone exchange,
so if you dial a nine,
nine pulses are sent down the line.
And it's actually one of the
insulators there that's broken down,
so basically what I'm going to do is
just take it apart, clean it
and then put it back
together again.
The mechanism is repaired,
hopefully giving the phone life
for future generations.
Once it's been calibrated correctly,
which is what I've just done,
it will actually work
on any telephone line in the UK,
which makes it again
that little bit more valuable.
Over in Oxfordshire,
Henry is on to the next stage
of the banana box restoration.
Obviously I can't sand this,
because then we would get rid
of the writing here
and that would be absolutely wrong,
so I'm just going to brush her
then leave her to dry again.
Let me tell you, she's going
to look a picture.
Banana boxes often have the name
of the supplier written on the side.
Keeping this writing will add
to its historical charm and value.
Good, you see already, like,
you can see that golden colour
coming through.
That's what we want.
Just got to get on with it.
And then, if you use
a lot of elbow grease...
...once the outcome is lovely,
you feel even more satisfied.
Over in the shed, Guy is cleaning
the brass on the sight protectors.
Next, he cuts two squares of
aluminium, which will form the base.
Then he uses a lathe
to fashion a stem
which will hold the light fitting,
drilling a hole through
both for the flex.
Finally, he adds the light fittings
and attaches the glasses.
I just need the bulbs
for those, but I think Henry's
going to think
those are stunning.
In Liverpool, it's time to finish
the items from today's first search.
Simon completes the butcher's
block coffee table.
That is just exactly
what I had in my head.
Combination of a beautiful old thing
to start with.
Look at that, what a coffee table.
Coffee table, or indeed,
if you fancy it, a nice bench.
And at this point I would normally,
with any wood...
...Danish oil, then wax it,
but in this case,
it comes with its own brush.
This should be cleaned
as it's always been cleaned.
Periodically, give it
a good old scrub,
some diluted bleach - beautiful.
Next, Simon and Gemma
tackle the water bowser.
Hey, Simon, this might have worked!
They carefully peel off the stencil
to reveal the floral pattern.
Wowser at the bowser.
That is some of our best work ever.
That just looks beautiful.
It almost looks like somehow
the original pattern
has stayed pristine
as the rest of it got old.
Yeah.
They pair the barrel up with the
wheels, ready for the valuation.
Over in Oxfordshire,
Henry's checking on the meat safe.
I can see why you're looking smug.
I am looking smug.
That is quality.
I'm very proud of this.
Is that gold spray?
Yes. On here? Yes.
Mate, that is a glorious thing.
I'm so impressed...
Good.
...that I'll make the tea.
He may have done well, but you guys
have a challenge to settle.
Who is faster on four wheels?
Mate, that was fantastic!
They are incredible!
Was that a good... I don't know who
won. I don't know either.
I think probably you did.
I tell you who will win -
the person who buys them.
Oh, yeah.
Henry may have won the race,
but will he be as victorious
at the valuation?
Henry chose to help raise money
for Richard Mills, to help him
carry out repairs on his
500-year-old barn.
Now he's back to inspect
the boys' handiwork.
Hello, how are you?
How are you? Good to see you.
Hello, Richard, how are you?
Great to see you again.
How's your stuff? Feast your eyes.
Cor, you managed to find
some engines, then, didn't you?
Yeah, very good, very good. Yeah?
As you said, very enterprising.
Yeah. Hey, come on,
come on over, Richard.
What do you reckon? Brilliant.
Really? Absolutely brilliant, yeah.
But have we made you any money?
Well, it's up to you. That's the
key. Well, Elisicia's here. Yeah.
Elisicia Moore runs a
fashionable London store
specialising in upcycled furniture,
so she knows the true market value
of restored items.
Nice to meet you. Yeah. Yeah.
I'll go first. I'm very proud of my
stuff this time.
Let's start with the water bowser.
I just think it's turned
out really well. Yeah.
I'm not usually one for stencilling,
but I actually think you've
done it a favour.
The run-down bowser was cleaned
and then a bespoke stencil used
to add a floral pattern,
at a cost of £30.
I think you'll quite easily
achieve £80 for that.
Right, yeah.
Is that right?
Quite easily achieve £80?
I think so.
Well, I've sold it, mate, for £100.
That's a £70 profit
for the water bowser.
Let's move on to the
butcher's block.
Good find, really good find,
and these are actually getting
harder to find. Yeah.
Very popular, people want
these in their homes.
The discarded butcher's block
had bespoke legs made and attached,
at a cost of £100.
So I think you could easily achieve
£250 for the coffee table.
That's a solid £150 profit
from the butcher's block.
OK, good, right, let's
move onto my stuff.
Shall we start with the go-karts?
Very exciting for you. He's a
petrolhead, he loves this stuff.
Well, I've got tell you,
the racing was fun.
Guy was actually a more talented,
my restorer, than I thought
he was going to be, but anyway,
of course I didn't restore them
to race them,
I restored them to make you some
money, so let's hope we have.
What do you reckon, Elisicia?
So, about 15 years old.
These aren't, you know, racing
karts, these are for
"go have a bit of fun around a
track" kart.
The karts were cleaned and polished
and new engines were fitted
by a specialist,
at a cost of £1,000.
A fair estimate for a quick sale,
you could easily achieve
£1,500 for the pair.
A swift £500 profit for the karts.
OK, the meat safe.
Obviously, people don't
use them any more,
they're a bit of a bygone item,
but it has charm and it still
looks a pretty thing.
The discarded meat safe was
cleaned and then oiled and sprayed
with leftover materials,
costing no money.
We would easily achieve £80.
Good.
A meaty £80 profit for the safe.
So, in total, Richard, that means
that you're taking home
£800 in cash.
Brilliant.
Oh, great, it's brilliant!
It's brilliant, you see?
Yeah. It should be.
So Henry's choice of location, the
barns belonging to Richard Mills,
has netted a
healthy profit of £800.
What Simon and Henry
have done with the items
is actually amazing, really.
I'm very, very surprised
the meat safe is usable again.
Coming up - Henry's pleased...
You've done mega
justice to my vision.
...Gemma's wowed...
It works!
Just a bit, mind.
And, at the valuation,
Simon lives up to his reputation.
It's always you...
It is! It's always him. ..that comes
up with something unusual.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are making cash out of trash.
Wow! Mate, this is our kind of barn!
Henry's choice of location,
the barns owned by Richard Mills,
delivered £800 profit.
Brilliant! Ha-ha-ha!
So can Simon's choice of location
do any better?
That'd be great. Get that going.
That'd be great to order pizza with.
So good!
In Liverpool, Gemma finishes
painting the 1950s cabinet -
ready for Simon's big unveiling.
Yeah, it's getting there.
Just puttin' me little bit, son.
Me and Phil! Oh, lovely!
I've got a little finishing touch,
seeing as you both look
so lovely together.
OK. It looks good, doesn't it?
It is fabulous, Simon,
but don't avoid it. Does it work?
MUSIC: Ride Of The Valkyries
by Richard Wagner
GEMMA LAUGHS
Does that work?
It works? Just a bit, mind.
HE LAUGHS
I really love it.
It's cool, isn't it?
Impressive, Simon.
Next, on to the telephone.
And another ringing endorsement?
Right, Conall, what have
we got here then?
Well, quite luckily, you've got
a genuine candlestick telephone
from the '20s or '30s.
So it works? It works, yeah.
So I can ring this?
You can ring it, yeah. OK.
Just dial 3131.
31...
PHONE RINGS
Oh, look at that!
And that's ringing this one.
Hello? Hello?
THEY LAUGH
So that's... I mean, obviously,
over a long time, you'd have been...
It's a bit of a wait, but, yeah,
that's basically how it worked.
Oh, that's brilliant!
And Conall also has a contact
who is interested in buying it.
Yeah, I've shown pictures of
the phone and they've seen it
while we've been working on it. OK.
And they'd be... They'd be willing
to offer 160 for it.
Is that a good price?
If it'd have had the original
bell sets... Right.
...it would have been worth
quite a bit more.
If it had been a replica,
it'd been worth about £5 or £10.
So it's still... 160's still a...
A good price.
...in my opinion, it's a good deal.
Yeah. OK.
So we've got a deal on 160?
Yep. Deal! Thank you.
Cheers, thank you.
Whether that's a good price, Simon
will soon find out at the valuation.
Down in Oxfordshire,
Henry is putting the finishing
touches to his banana box.
So, me box is dry...
...which is lovely. Ready for waxing.
He gives the edges a light sanding
before adding the wax
to accentuate the character.
Finally, he uses a buffer
to give it a glossy finish.
Look at that! Look at the sun on it!
It's coming out beautiful. Look,
you can see that sheen on there.
Good job done, hey?
It doesn't take Henry long
to find a potential buyer.
It's a banana box - for long
bananas and short bananas.
Do you like it? I do, yeah.
Feel the handles.
That's vintage, mate. Nice, yeah,
yeah, yeah. That's quality.
I want a hundred quid for it, son.
How about 80?
How about 80? All right.
Come on, seeing as you're a mate.
All right.
Do you want bananas in it?
Cos that is extra.
I'll just take it like this, thanks.
Will you? Yeah.
All right. come on. I'll help you
in the car with it. Thank you.
Have you got cash?
Back in the workshop, Guy is ready
to turn on the lamps.
Yeah, they took a bit of making,
bit of lathe work,
bit of thread tapping...
I won't bore you.
Here we go. Ready? Yes.
I'm going to switch them on. Yeah.
One, two, three...
Fabulous!
Mate, they're a revelation.
They're utterly beautiful.
Yes. They're worth a lot of money.
I think so.
And you've done mega justice
to my vision.
They are beautiful.
What can I say, mate?
Cheers! Cheers, dude!
You've done a great job, skid.
With restorations complete,
it's time for the
all-important valuation.
Simon and Henry went digging
through Keith Martin's sheds.
Keith is now back to find out
how much money
the renovations have made.
How are you, mate? Hello!
Hey, Keith! Good to see you again.
Great to see you.
Have a look. Go and take a wander.
Yes. Now I was worried about this,
but it looks gorgeous.
Go have a look around
at the rest of it.
Oh, yeah, I'd forgotten this.
I couldn't remember that.
Ah! Yeah! Hey, hey! Look at that!
Now, hasn't that gone up in value
to what it was?
Well, it's gone up about
a half a metre.
That is something else.
That's really good.
So, come on. What do you think?
Well, I am really impressed,
actually. Yeah.
Well, have we made you any money?
Well... I don't know.
...Alicia's with us again.
Come on in! Hiya! How are you?
Hello! Hello. Good to see you.
And you.
So come on! Talk to us.
Yeah, where do you want to start?
Er, where should we start?
Yeah, let's talk the banana box.
I do think it's quite
a commercial item.
People collect the wine bottle
boxes... They do, they do.
...and this is even a little bit
even quirkier.
It required just elbow grease
and TLC
to bring the decrepit banana box
back to life.
So a value for quick sale,
I'd say £60.
Yeah, done. Good!
All right, Keith, well, look. I tell
you what, you may have shaken on 60,
but for a quick sale,
I've knocked it out for 80.
Oh! There you go.
Better shake his hand.
That delivers an £80 profit
for the banana box.
Good start! So shall we go on
to the lights?
Yeah, yeah, These are a triumph,
aren't they? Bravo. Mm-hm!
You've got two key trends here -
you've got the industrial vibe
but you also got that luxe vibe.
The sighting glass guards
were cleaned and polished.
Stands and electrical lamp fittings
were added at a cost of £20.
I think you could sell these
all day long.
I think it'd be fair to say £250
for the pair. Oh, really?
That's a £230 profit
for the luxury lamps.
So Henry, I think at his best.
Should we move on to my items?
Where would you like
to start, Alicia?
It's always you... It is? ..that
comes up with something unusual.
I thought I'd be evaluating
the chest of drawers.
I didn't know whether to love it
or to hate it.
It's a bit naff.
With the TV included, it does
work well for the bedroom.
So I'm going to give you this.
The drawers were painted and
then fitted with a specialist
hoisting mechanism and
flatscreen TV, costing £310.
I think you could achieve £410.
That's an uplifting £100 profit
for the TV unit.
And now, I think the one thing
you were worried about handing over
to my madness was
the little telephone.
Yeah, it has come up beautifully.
It's 1920s? Yep. Original?
The candlestick phone was cleaned,
polished and then repaired
at a cost of £30.
I think you could
easily achieve £160.
Yeah, I'm glad you said that,
because I've sold it for £160.
Simon's sale rings up a profit
of £130 for the antique phone.
That means you're going home today,
mate, with £540 in your pocket.
How about that? Yeah.
Happy? Very good.
The boys have once again
turned the old into gold,
making a profit of £540 at Simon's
choice of location, Keith's shed.
Top marks, Simon and Henry.
The ideas were brilliant -
the rising TV out of
an old chest of drawers.
So I am well impressed.
But Henry's choice of barn netted
£800, making him today's winner.
Do you know, I am so pleased
when we went back to Keith's place,
because those four items, I think,
show everyone what we do best.
I quite agree, and what I do best
as well is win,
thanks to Richard's place.
Oh, you had to spoil it, didn't you?
I was in a good mood then.
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